Using additional Re-Write Rules in WordPress .htaccess to Stop DDOS attacks

Solution:

Some ideas that may help you:

  1. Make sure you maintain # BEGIN WordPress and # END WordPress in your .htaccess file. place the rest on your rules above it
  2. try installing the plugin: Better WP Security: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/better-wp-security/ – it’s a life saver 🙂